This is the first and most exhaustive book available on the subject of Chop Tops. It contains over 200 pages, with step by step-by-step guidelines on hammering the lid on rods and customs, as well as pickups. This book covers all categories of tops with instructions applicable to customizing cars from the twenties and thirties, all the way up through today's automobiles. Published 1994.
Anyone considering chopping a car for the first time really should read this book cover to cover before making a single cut. This book shows several different ways to chop a car, with before/during/after photos, which will help you decide how to get the look you want. Most books and articles tend to show only one way and there are many, many ways to cut and lower a top on most cars.
